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Care Home Hog Roast in Northiam
Care home hog roast in Northiam: pork roasted slowly for hours at your venue, carved to order and served in soft rolls with crackling.
- Staff thank-you lunches
- Residents’ themed days
- Retirement housing events
Planning an event in Northiam?
Care home hog roast for your care home event in Northiam
We roast outdoors under cover in the garden or car park, well away from ambulance routes and away from opening windows. For day centre events and family days with visitors, we’ll put together a menu of halloumi skewers, rotisserie chicken and roast potatoes for your residents.
Near Northiam, residents may not get out much, so a hog roast day is a big event. Plates come as standard, and china crockery is available on request, quoted separately.
- Area
- Northiam (TN31)
- County
- East Sussex
- On the menu
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Alongside
- Chicken, lamb, halloumi skewers and a vegan option
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What comes off the roaster
Stuffing and apple sauce
A spoonful of apple sauce and a slice of stuffing make the roll, just as they should.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Halloumi and vegetable skewers are the vegetarian choice: squeaky, salty cheese with colourful veg.
What a hog roast costs
The price comes down to:
- The menu and extras such as lamb or chicken
- How many people are eating
- The journey to the venue
- Season and day of the week
Published UK guides give a wide range for hog roast catering, from around £10 a head for a basic roll to £20 or more with sides and service. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Details that help
Here’s what we will ask:
- The venue or postcode
- What the outdoor space is like
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Numbers not final yet? Give us your best estimate and we’ll quote on that, then confirm closer to the date. Fill in our quote form.
Places near Northiam
Also in Northiam
Working with your venue
Many venues set rules for outside caterers, including where gas cooking is allowed. Check early, and tell us what they ask for.
If the event is on someone else’s land, you’ll need the landowner’s permission for cooking and vehicles. Get that agreed before booking.
Events we cater in Northiam
Families and staff can join in.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions. Typical bookings include:
- Day centre events
- Themed days
- Milestone days for the home
- Families’ days
With the A268 nearby, the home is easy for us to reach.
Comparing caterers
- Any travel or access charges
- The full menu and the sides
- Whether plates or china are included
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Where the roaster can go in Northiam
The roaster needs the right spot, because it cooks outside for several hours, so a few things are worth checking:
- Approval from the home
- Away from windows that open and residents’ rooms
- A level outdoor area
Not sure about the cooking spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we serve
- Roast pork, carved
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast potatoes
- Rotisserie chicken
- New potatoes
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Salads
Your questions about a hog roast day in Northiam
Do you cater at venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for caterers; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
How far is Northiam from London?
About 46 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you carve thinly?
Plates with thin slices are easy to arrange.
Do you leave the area tidy?
Our staff clear up after service, and leave the area tidy.
How long does a hog roast take to cook?
Several hours, depending on the size and the weather, which is why we arrive hours ahead. We plan the timings from when you want to eat.
What happens in bad weather?
The roaster is under cover, so a shower doesn’t stop us. Plan somewhere sheltered for eating.
Can relatives eat with residents?
It works well as a day with families; just tell us total numbers.
What do you need from us on the day?
A clear, level cooking spot, a route to wheel the equipment in and a contact for the day. We bring everything else.
Planning a hog roast day in Northiam
Northiam is about 9 miles north of Hastings, in East Sussex. Care home events in Northiam are part of our patch, along with the towns and villages around it. Northiam is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Northiam to Canterbury (28 miles away).
Residents who remember days out at Flatropers Wood may enjoy talking about them over lunch. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Northiam, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
This part of East Sussex takes in TN31, so your care home event can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Station Road, Main Street and Elizabeth Gardens; a care home event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. With the A268 close by, Northiam is easy for us to reach. Close by, we cover care home events in Beckley (2 miles south-east), Beckley Furnace (3 miles south), Broad Oak (3 miles south), Flackley Ash (3 miles east) and Broadland Row (4 miles south). Further out, we also cater in Hastings (9 miles south), Bexhill-on-Sea (12 miles south-west), St Leonards (10 miles south), Hastings Old Town (10 miles south), Belmont (10 miles south) and Heathfield (15 miles west).
Nearby you will also find The C.M Booth Collection (4 miles north). The countryside around Northiam includes Flatropers Wood.
- Nearby, you’ll find Hayes Arms Hotel (0.5 miles south)
A hog roast or other catering?
Next to staff cooking, we take the cooking off your team. A hog roast is frequently good value for a crowd, because one whole roast feeds plenty of people. The menu, extras such as china and the serving time all affect the final price.
Why Northiam hosts choose us
- Halloumi skewers and a vegan option too
- Carved by our chef in front of your residents
- A choice of salads and potatoes
- All the equipment comes with us
See our prices page or the cost guide.
Diets, allergies and alternatives
Allergies and dietary needs are easy to manage if we know in advance. Tips:
- Stuffing generally contains gluten
- Halal is not offered
- Request gluten-free rolls
- Tell us who doesn’t eat pork
Afterwards we tidy up calmly.
Chicken can be added.
Step by step
We take care of everything from the first hour of roasting to clearing away, so you can enjoy your care home event. In summer, Northiam has daylight until about 9:15pm, so an afternoon in the garden works well. In winter, dark by about 3:55pm, a lunchtime event is better.
- The home tells us the date and numbers.
- We agree the cooking spot and quote.
- We roast through the morning.
- We carve and serve where you choose.
- We clear away quietly.
Preparing for the day
- Ask about allergies and dietary needs beforehand
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Give us a contact number for the day
Ask for a quote
Every quote lists the menu, the serving time, staff and plates, so it’s easy to compare like for like. Send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
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- Not just pork: spit-roast lamb, chicken and vegetarian choices
- Staff to serve at the agreed time, then clear away